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Kilde Sep 4, 2007

I'm working on an open mouth bear right now and I would love to give him a wet-looking tongue and lips. I have made the tongue and the lips in pink and black felt but I was thinking that adding a wet look to his tongue and lips would give him a more natural look.

Any ideas?? 

greatwon2 Sep 4, 2007

varnish or nail polish?? maybe even a glue that drys clear??...id just experament with scraps of fabric to see what gives that shiny wet look....
what a great idea tho

jenny Sep 4, 2007

I got some stuff from a taxidermy store called Jawjuice...for doing just that.I haven't used it yet.You can get a kind of crystal gel from doll making suppliers...they use it for tears and stuff...you could try that.

Kilde Sep 4, 2007

I though about varnish or glue too - I use that a lot for quilt projects that needs to stiffen...but I'm afraid that it will stiffen too much or crack.

Jawjuice? What a yaki name  :crackup:  :crackup: I haven't heard of that before but I have a link at home to a taxidermist. It sounds like the right thing to use. 

Thanks both of you  :hug:

StarHawk2003 Sep 4, 2007

I've been doing a search for the JawJuice stuff for about an hour. I then just found it a brand of it called Mohr Jaw Juice. If anyone else is having a little problem, try looking for the Mohr brand Jaw Juice :)

Richy~

Edit: Just found this link. Read the section posted under "Careful with Jaw Juice"

http://www.taxidermy.net/forums/Gamehea … B8B78.html

Kilde Sep 4, 2007

It says that Jawjuice is a "destructive adhesive" and that it melts down plastic?    If it can melt plastic it can melt felt as well I guess 

I did a search too on the crystal gel Jenny mentioned and came up with something called 3D Crystal Lacquer. It is acid free and is used by doll makers for shiny lips and eyes on dolls. It is not too expensive so I think I will order a bottle and see how it turns out (better try it on scraps first...  )

I found this place in the UK that carries 3D Crystal Lacquer: http://www.celcrafts.co.uk/CrystalArtPics.htm (top left corner)

Kilde Sep 4, 2007

Just a thought....if the gel is that shiny, it should be great for bear noses too? I hate waxing noses - they look lumpy and feel greasy afterwards....definately worth trying this gel, I think 

jenny Sep 4, 2007

I don't think the Jaw Juice I have melts things ...it's designed to use with the jaw sets that taxidermists use...if it melts wool felt I'd be surprised...but I haven't used it yet!!!